Glorious Nite

Inside the Philharmonic Hall


It was an unforgettable moment to hav the opportunity to delve the contemplation of one of the prodigous concertos masterpiece in the Malaysia Philharmonic Hall last nite. Thanx so much to my cousin brother who are kind enuf to expose me into this wholenew monumental experience. It was a legacy entitled Beethoven Violin Concerto in D, a masterpiece transcended down by the title itself, Ludwig Van Beethoven. Its unprecedented as one of the greatest concertos of all time,n many would hav quoted "the best concerto ever written". This glorious orchestra is being led by a German-borned violinist, Vivian Hagner, professionally conducted by the French stage master, Mathias Barmet..
It was indeed an eye opener for me. From the accustomed clothing before entrance itself, i think its much a classy type of show la. Only ones with formal wear like jacket, or batik,, tuxedos, n etc are allowed to be seated in the hall. As for women, only gown are allowed to be seated. As a first timer, there's really few rules which my cousin told me, much to my amusement.. First, only clap when others clap, stand n clap when others do this too. How true it is..There's few moments along the play which i tot was the end n nearly clapped, but the play til proceed wit pindrop silence. I really mean it when it comes to the silence..It was a total pindrop silence along the play. Even a sniff or cough can be easily noticed along the play. Secondly,once in the hall, n the show begins, any tolerance of shitting n peeing shall be appreciated to the max. Coz those who stood up n walk away wil be considered rude.
I njoyed the whole play. The whole play combined by the prowess of the leading violinist, acumen of the conductor and the brash grandiose skills by the rest of the supporting orchestra players had make this play a Great one..Only at times, newbie like me finds difficulty in judging the end of the play..


Me outside the Philharmonic Hall



Fine tuning before the play starts..


Me, my bro n cousin bro in the Hall


The last salute by fellow Monsieurs


Sumptous supper later on at Imbi Hawker Street..

hehee

Nose Biopsy Thrill

Everyone do hav their ups n down..Yes, it’s a universal understood statement. I need to go for nose biopsy today. Due to episodes of nose bleeding for a week since last week n I had these episodes since 2 years ago. I referred to my senior doc last week n he was so kind enough to refer me to specialist in my clinical hospital. Wen for last week for the 1st appointment n upon reaching there, I was scoped by the doc. Wat a terrible experienced it was! I really mean it! Uh, supposingly I hav to do the biopsy tat time itself but due to my hyperallergy nose condition so I hav to do it today..
So as usual today I wen to the hospital as early as possible hoping tat I can get the earliest number. I reached there at 8 something n I was the 2nd earliest person to reach there aiyo, due to some technical or system prob I dunno, but my turn happen to come only at 10.30 which supposingly my appointmentwas at 9am..Anyway, came to the thrilling moments when my biopsy process tat suppose to takes maybe 15 min the most, but ended up from 10.30 til around 2pm…Haiyo..wat a morning n torture tat I underwent for tat 4 hours. My nose’s hyperallergic n my turbinates were swollen covering bout 80 % of the nostril as usual. So the doc hav to use the olden type of scope which is rigid as big as a 2B pencil poking in til into my pharynx through the nose n I actually could feel it behind my soft palate. Pain n discomfort are jus the words I can describe. I teared upon tat scope inserted into my nose. Since my turbinates are too big so the doc hav to ‘packing’ which is basically stuffing the gauze all into my pharnx which is already soaked wit this cocaine solution which helps to shrink off my turbinates n also act as a local anesthetic before the biopsy takes place. I keep on running nose for the whole process. So I hav to bear wit it for few mintues before it takes place. Uh.. then comes the doc again to ‘unpack’ it n hav the biopsy to be done. My nose was too allergy for the solution n wat happen is tat there’s too much mucous inside my pharynx n the doc hav to use this sucker to suck the liquid out. I hate this process as its really painful n uncomfortable coz if a careless motion of the hand the sucker wil suck on my nasopharnyx flesh instead liquid, works something like the home vacuum la..haiyo..each time this happen I teared n hav to breath through my mouth. My lips were numb all the while too as the solution dripped from my nose to my lips..find difficulty in talking la..
I hav to undergo for the 2nd time of anesthetic packing again because its too allergic n the doc hav to change the the solution. A stronger one. Then again the whole process of scoping n sucking process takes place again. This time again the doc tried to do the biopsy, Initially she tried to poke in the scope together wit a scraper( which is the biopsy tool la) in the same nostril. Already my nostril so small plus wit the swollen turbinates its basically like inserting two 2B pencils into the same nostril. Wa..cannot describe the pain n uncomfort. I crumbled in pain n tears were jus draining down..Then the doc tried to use the other nostril for inserting the scraper while the other one the scope, so u all can imagine how torturing it was. At times the process hav to stop to suck all my mucous which jus filled into my nasopharnyx in few seconds only. My nose was too allergy. It was really pain tat moments as the doc hav to scope inside my nasopharnyx motioning in n find the site for the biopsy to take place in my nasopharynx wall. At last the doc showed some mercy n stopped n again I hav to undergo another time of anesthetic n this time instead of packing, she spray the other type of anesthetic into my nasopharynx. Wow..wat a thrill..Tat moment I can’t even talk or even swallow coz its too kuat ady..But still I keep on running nose. In the end after the 3rd anesthetic the doc managed to do the biopsy successfully after many attempts. Doc praised me for being a very cooperative n good boy…aiyo…boy…?anyway…I’m more than relieved tat the whole process had finished. Result wil be out 1-2 weeks later.
Actually after the first scope tat day, they had noticed tat there’s this ‘fullness’ or in other word is hypertrophy at the wall of my nasopharynx..Doc was sheepishly answering me when I asked her actually wat’s her worry..She answered me NPC, nasopharyngeal carcinoma..meanwhile, I keep my fingers cross ler…

PS: hey jie.. I jus read ur blog tat day. Yea me too. Miss you here. Missed those moments in tkd n also those lepaks, sing k n more for tat 2 years I knoe u. Everything’s fine here til this thing takes place lo…always take care ya. Will see ya soon again!god bless =)

Jus another day to become a doc.

Time waits for no man. How true it is and I couldn’t been done anything more to agree to this fervent statement. It passes jus like a flash of lightning jus before monstrous thyphoon takes it Triumph..Weeks passed so fast tat ‘m now ady in my 2nd week of new clinical phase here in Seremban. Was so enthused n full of semangat to start this sem anew. Been telling myself to do well in my studies here in Seremban. After a week of orientation, packs of demotivation by the seniors, my semangat was drowned defiantly, while on the other hand trying myself hard to push myself up on par to my own expectation.Bulk workloads, long working hours, not enuf sleep, on calls, stress n bla blas are among few factors tat had managed to culture shock majority of us including me. Anyway, preserverence is the key the tat I’, trying hard to hold onto now.
According my seniors I’m lucky to be able to start my posting wit Family Medicine for the 7 weeks before proceeding to the nex posting in my Sem 6, Surgery n Internal Medicine, 7 weeks each. Family medicine was more relaxing compared to the other posting tat other of my friends got. Tat’s y, I got the opportunity to get a good start to adapt to these zany lifestyle n environment. Everyday my schedule was packed though not like others but stil packed from morning 8.30 am til after 4 pm..unlike surgery n internal med, its 7.30 am – 5 pm not forgetting at times wit on calls, it lasted til 10.30 pm Social life n entertainment life been so limited n even time for sports is being limited to the max ler…

…ha…can’t believe this happening so soon before I even track into the doc’s pathway.haiyo…
Anyway, guess this new environment wil change me into another new n better person..
Looking forward everyday tat I’m jus another day nearer to achieve my life’s goal..to become a doc…=)